Projection screen



Aug. 3 1926. 1,594,951

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Patented Aug. 3, 1926.

UNITED STATES 1,594,951 PATENT @fi-FICE.

CLAY NORBIS HEADDING AND FRANCIS MITCHELL KENT, OF CH-EHALIS, WASI-I- ING'I'ON.

PROJECTION SCREEN,

Application mea my 7, 1922, serial No. 573,260. Renewed December as, 1925.

This invention relates to improvements in screens and has particular reference to that type of screen commonly employed for projecting pictures thereon. These screens are common in amusement places.

The principal object ofthis invention is to produce a screen wherein the picture thrown thereon is projected therethrough and is not viewed from the projecting side.

Another object is to employ several screens 4of this character wherein the light will be transmitted therethrough, thus producing a stereoscopic effect.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure l is a vertical elevation of our Screen,

F i ure 2 is a horizontal cross-section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a modified form showing the employment of a plurality of screens for the purpose of producing a stereoscopic effect.

Tn the projecting of pictures upon a flat screen, it has been found that the fiat plane does not give the. true life characteristics to the picture.' This is partly due to the fact that the picture is being thrown upon the screen and then being reflected to the person viewing the same. Another reason is that there is no real depth in the picture due to the iiat screen, and we propose to overcome these objections by projecting the picture through thel screen, which results 1n a clearness impossible to be secured upon the flatscreen which reflects the picture and we further propose to employtwo or more screens placed in close proximity one to the other with the result that the person viewing'the screens will seethe image upon the different screens and in this manner a stereoscopicv edect will be produced.

in, the accompanying drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration is' shown a preferred embodiment of our invention, the numeral 5 designates a frame which is pref-l erably made of T iron and provided with a web 6., This web forms a fastening means for the screen and in order to strengthen the frame, we provide corner pieces 7, which corner pieces are preferably riveted to the webs 6 of the adjacent T irons. Mounted within these frames is a screen proper which consists of a fabric 8, which fabric is suitably treated as'with a colorless transparent varlVhen using the screen out of doors, we-

provide wires as shown at 12 and 13. These wires are adapted to pass across the screen from one side of the frame to the opposite side, both horizontally and vertically on each side of the screen. In order to stretch these wires tightly, we have provided turn buckles 14. The purpose of these wires is to prevent the screen from bulging to any appreciable amount when used where there is considerable draught such as. in open air theaters.

By now referring to Figure 3, it will be noted that we have shown three screens suitably spaced apart. This spacing allows the picture to be projected upon one screen and to pass therethrough to the next and on to the next. This projectingythrough the three screens results in the picture being seen in three planes, thus giving the stereoscopic effect.

' It will thus be seen that we have provided a very simple and eiicient manner ofreceiving projected pictures upon a screen which will be more brilliant than those viewed through reflection, land at the same time, we have provided means whereby depth will be-given to the picture not possible upon a screen having a single plane surface.

It is to be understood that the form of our invention herewith sh-own and described is to bev taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to withoutl departing from the spirit of the invention or lthe scope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described our invention, we claim In a screen of the character described, a

frame formed of T-shaped material having irertica Wires superiinpcsed en said horithe web thereof projecting inwardly, a pluzontal Wires and in close proximity to said; rality of fabrics adapted t0 ce stretched t0 fabrics, for the purpose speciied.

the web osaid frame, e ree/enforcing edge in testimony whereof We ax our signesecured to each of said fabrics and to said tures. Y

frame, spaced. horizontal Wires extending om CLAY NORRS HEADDNG, 'both sides of the Screen thus formed, spaced FRAN @1S MTCHELL KENT., 

